However, when both are healthy, the inevitable question remains for Reid: Who are you going to choose?

“I take Michael Kolb and we go play, baby,” Reid said sarcastically.

Unfortunately, Michael Kolb isn’t a realistic option.

So once again, following a victory — a convincing 31-17 thumping of the Falcons — Reid was bombarded with questions about his quarterback.

After Kolb threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Reid went through the following exchange with reporters:

Q: “How do you make that call?”

Reid: “That’s what I get paid to do, man. That’s what I do. I’ll make the right decision there.”

Q: “If you get Vick to practice this week, does he play on Sunday?”

Reid: “Yeah. As long as you guys want him to play, he’ll play.”

Q: “Is he your starting quarterback?”

Reid: “Well, I told you that he was before.”

Q: “Is he still, then?”

Reid: “Yep. He’s a starting quarterback.”

Sounds like a quarterback controversy is brewing.

After originally benching Kolb — the Week 1 starter — in favor of Vick, Reid returned to Kolb when Vick was injured two weeks ago in a loss to the Redskins. Kolb has taken the second opportunity to win back the starter’s role, completing 69 percent of his passes for 780 yards and five touchdowns, while only tossing two interceptions.

The Eagles (4-2) have won two in a row and that’s the bottom line for Kolb.

“Well, you always want to play,” Kolb said. “We’re excited about today. All of us. And we have confidence in whoever’s out there. And I think that that’s the way the team approaches it, I really do. I want to be out there. I trust Andy to make the right decision for everybody. And we believe in that.”

Reid continued to insinuate — without definitively tipping his hand — Vick would be his starter Sunday at Tennessee.

The one certainty is that Reid is content to have two quarterbacks who have shown the ability to tear up opposing defenses this season. After trading Donovan McNabb in the offseason and facing a possible rebuilding situation, having two quarterbacks to choose from seems more like a blessing than a curse, circus and all.

“This is a beautiful thing,” Reid said. “I’ve told you that before and I’m going to reiterate it. Sitting here as a chubby head coach in the National Football League, if you’ve got two quarterbacks, you’re a happy guy. It’s a positive.”

NOTES

Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson — who left after taking a hit to his helmet by Dunta Robinson — gained 78 yards on three first-quarter touches, scoring on a 31-yard run and a 34-yard pass from Kolb.

Jeremy Maclin caught TD passes of 8 and 83 yards, filling in for the injured Jackson.
The Associated Press contributed to this report